Green’s Dictionary of Slang

nubbie n.

[SE nubs of hair, but note newbie n. (1)]

(W.I./Rasta) a young Rastafarian with short hair.

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[WI]L. Barrett Rastafarians (1977) 140: There are young Rastafarians who have just begun to grow their locks [...] these men are referred to as ‘nubbies’.